While the concept of having a full album has been lost,
When did this happen?
Many bands still compose their albums to be complete works. And if the concept of the album has been lost, then why do they still sell "albums" on iTunes? If the concept had been post, only single tracks would be sold.
Keep in mind that some people still complain that electronic music isn't "real music" because it's not made with "real instruments." Unfortunately, the world is still full of irredeemable luddites and small-minded people who can't think beyond their little boxes.
If you don't understand the point behind that comment, you are one of the idiocrats. Fox News treats stupidity as a valid political viewpoint. Moronic statements are on par with factual statements in the Fox News world.
Most of what people on/. refer to as stupidity is a function of ideologies that they disagree with and not any physiological/psychological deficiencies.
Your reference to FOX News is a perfect example of this. Your ideology is limiting your ability to see the world as it really is and and that FOX News is irrelevant. The existence of FOX News just allows you a lens through which you can focus your ideology. Don't worry though when you burn out that lens you will be given another from your ideological master.
Well, I was talking about a year after the movie came out,
If you were talking about "a year after the movie came out," then why did you write "at the time" in your post? Are we just supposed to guess what the hell you are talking about, or go by what you actually say?
Last week Interzone's (American) CEO entered the building at night and removed all the servers and IP so that Interzone could continue production at a new company they have opened in Ireland. The staff caught him on camera.
As much as I think that Mike Turner is a total scumbag, the linked video doesn't actually show him being caught in the act of removing anything. It does show him to be consistently wearing those crappy white iPod/iPhone earbuds - but while that probably should be a crime, it isn't currently on the books.
The difference is that Apple is probably the highest profile consumer electronics brand in the western world? With a somewhat high-quality/luxury/high-price image attached to many of the products? What's so difficult about that to understand?
So, only the highest profile companies are worthy of criticism? The irony is that Apple got the same kind of attention when it was "beleaguered" and sure to go out of business as a massive failure.
I'm just concerned over the state of modern journalism. If something is an issue, it should be an issue regardless of who does it.
The sensors are working fine, but they trigger even when operating the iPhone well within the specified temperatures. In essence, using the iPhone as intended may still void your warranty.
That assumes that tripping the the sensors voids the warranty. That's not necessarily the case.
Yes, Apple is doing something that lots of companies do! But the public will find a way to think this is ok because it's Apple
But there is no protest when other companies do it, so what's the difference? Seems like there are more people trying to come up with reasons why it is not OK because it is Apple.
Apple's cult following allows it to screw over their customers again and again without anyone thinking twice
And yet other companies also screw over customers, and you rarely see articles about it.
In other words, even moving in and out during regular winter time will make you iPhone LCI turn red!
Yes, Apple is doing something that lots of companies do! But you'll never hear reports about those other companies doing it, because they aren't Apple!!
Follow the link and look at the history of the word.
Well, firstly, the history of the word is not the same as the current meaning of the word. "Faggot" once meant a bundle of sticks, but it mens something entirely different today. None of the current definitions in your own link refer to video as being analogous to audio.
Secondly, you assume your source is accurate about the history of the word. Personally, I don't buy it. Dictionary.reference.com is not exactly an esteemed source.
Finally, assuming the history mentioned there is correct, your original meaning of video as "visual equivalent to audio" could easily be referring to the same dictionary's definition of audio as something that's primarily about electronics and recording, not sound in general.
Ultimately, you're wrong, because nobody (apart from you, it seems) uses "video" to refer to visual stimulus in general, it is always used to refer to something that is electronically mediated.
You think The Economist is alarmist, irrational, and content-free, whereas the blogs of your "favorite analysts" are a better source?
The phrase "favorite analysts" doesn't appear in the post you are replying to. In fact, the word "analyst" doesn't appear at all. So I'm not sure what the hell you are talking about.
If it trully helps less technical people, then I think it can contribute as living proof that Linux (or GNU/Linux, you decide) can be user friendly.
It seems the opposite to me. If it's so user-friendly, then why do you have to pay such a high monthly fee for user support? Looking at it cynically, perhaps they chose Linux because it would require more user support, and therefore justify the business model?
Your own link doesn't say that "video" is the visual equivalent of "audio." In fact, all of the definitions in your link locate "video" as an electronic or televisual medium, not as a general term for the visual.
That may not be the way you use the word, but guess what you don't all by yourself get to decide what words mean.
This is especially hilarious, as nobody else uses this word the way you do. You have invented some kind of imaginary usage of the word. You've made an epic blunder, which you might want to step away from. The equivalent of "audio" for images is not "video," but "visual."
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Fuck Urlich. Metalica ain't half what it was after Burton the Basslord passed away.
Yeah! Even their name has only half the number of "l"s now. What a rip-off.
While the concept of having a full album has been lost,
When did this happen?
Many bands still compose their albums to be complete works. And if the concept of the album has been lost, then why do they still sell "albums" on iTunes? If the concept had been post, only single tracks would be sold.
Good tunes are good tunes. What's their problem?
Keep in mind that some people still complain that electronic music isn't "real music" because it's not made with "real instruments." Unfortunately, the world is still full of irredeemable luddites and small-minded people who can't think beyond their little boxes.
Wikileaks has offered to host Cryptome via their twitter feed.
This Twitter stuff is getting out of control. First it starts as 140 character messages, now they're hosting entire websites with it.
If you don't support my point of view behind that comment, you are one of the idiocrats. There, fixed that for you.
No, because that's not what I meant or intended. I was simply stating fact.
Yet another example of my point....why do you insist on bringing politics into every discussion.
I never mentioned politics, I simply pointed out that Fox News is a terrible source of news.
The problem you have with FOX is that same problem with all major media outlets....it's not news it's entertainment.
But that's not true. The BBC is a major media outlet, and it has real news that isn't entertainment.
You my friend are a child...you are reacting on an emotional level and not a logical one.
That's funny, because I never reacted emotionally.
25 years ago, that headline would have made no sense.
It still doesn't make sense today, in 2010.
Ummm, what does FOX news have to do with it?
If you don't understand the point behind that comment, you are one of the idiocrats. Fox News treats stupidity as a valid political viewpoint. Moronic statements are on par with factual statements in the Fox News world.
Most of what people on /. refer to as stupidity is a function of ideologies that they disagree with and not any physiological/psychological deficiencies.
Your reference to FOX News is a perfect example of this. Your ideology is limiting your ability to see the world as it really is and and that FOX News is irrelevant. The existence of FOX News just allows you a lens through which you can focus your ideology. Don't worry though when you burn out that lens you will be given another from your ideological master.
QED.
Well, I was talking about a year after the movie came out,
If you were talking about "a year after the movie came out," then why did you write "at the time" in your post? Are we just supposed to guess what the hell you are talking about, or go by what you actually say?
There already is a class action suit filed [slashdot.org].
Wow, there's already a class action lawsuit filed against posting half a sentence in a slashdot comment heading, and finishing it in the body?
Slashdot has more lawyers than I thought.
with Julia Roberts playing the part of Victoria Hall?
C'mon. She may be a little loose, but comparing her to Victorian architecture is not called for.
I hear there's a great operating system that will be patent-free in 2015!
BeOS?
Last week Interzone's (American) CEO entered the building at night and removed all the servers and IP so that Interzone could continue production at a new company they have opened in Ireland. The staff caught him on camera.
As much as I think that Mike Turner is a total scumbag, the linked video doesn't actually show him being caught in the act of removing anything. It does show him to be consistently wearing those crappy white iPod/iPhone earbuds - but while that probably should be a crime, it isn't currently on the books.
The difference is that Apple is probably the highest profile consumer electronics brand in the western world? With a somewhat high-quality/luxury/high-price image attached to many of the products? What's so difficult about that to understand?
So, only the highest profile companies are worthy of criticism? The irony is that Apple got the same kind of attention when it was "beleaguered" and sure to go out of business as a massive failure.
I'm just concerned over the state of modern journalism. If something is an issue, it should be an issue regardless of who does it.
Where can you find noncondensing conditions exactly?
I think it means you are supposed to avoid rapid temperature changes.
The sensors are working fine, but they trigger even when operating the iPhone well within the specified temperatures. In essence, using the iPhone as intended may still void your warranty.
That assumes that tripping the the sensors voids the warranty. That's not necessarily the case.
Yes, Apple is doing something that lots of companies do! But the public will find a way to think this is ok because it's Apple
But there is no protest when other companies do it, so what's the difference? Seems like there are more people trying to come up with reasons why it is not OK because it is Apple.
Apple's cult following allows it to screw over their customers again and again without anyone thinking twice
And yet other companies also screw over customers, and you rarely see articles about it.
In other words, even moving in and out during regular winter time will make you iPhone LCI turn red!
Yes, Apple is doing something that lots of companies do! But you'll never hear reports about those other companies doing it, because they aren't Apple!!
Follow the link and look at the history of the word.
Well, firstly, the history of the word is not the same as the current meaning of the word. "Faggot" once meant a bundle of sticks, but it mens something entirely different today. None of the current definitions in your own link refer to video as being analogous to audio.
Secondly, you assume your source is accurate about the history of the word. Personally, I don't buy it. Dictionary.reference.com is not exactly an esteemed source.
Finally, assuming the history mentioned there is correct, your original meaning of video as "visual equivalent to audio" could easily be referring to the same dictionary's definition of audio as something that's primarily about electronics and recording, not sound in general.
Ultimately, you're wrong, because nobody (apart from you, it seems) uses "video" to refer to visual stimulus in general, it is always used to refer to something that is electronically mediated.
Oh shit, this is embarrassing. Slashdot threading fail. Curse you slashdot 2.0! Please disregard.
You think The Economist is alarmist, irrational, and content-free, whereas the blogs of your "favorite analysts" are a better source?
The phrase "favorite analysts" doesn't appear in the post you are replying to. In fact, the word "analyst" doesn't appear at all. So I'm not sure what the hell you are talking about.
If it trully helps less technical people, then I think it can contribute as living proof that Linux (or GNU/Linux, you decide) can be user friendly.
It seems the opposite to me. If it's so user-friendly, then why do you have to pay such a high monthly fee for user support? Looking at it cynically, perhaps they chose Linux because it would require more user support, and therefore justify the business model?
Apple won't sell me an unlocked iPhone. Amazon doesn't have it, nor does Newegg.
Buy one overseas, then. The US is the only country where you can't buy unlocked iPhones.
If Apple wasn't so restrictive, I could buy an unlocked version from them and use it with my existing AT&T account, or my T-Mobile account.
It's not Apple who is being restrictive, but AT&T - see above point that iPhoines are sold unlocked everywhere outside the US.
"Not all is worth cheering about as Adobe turns 20,"
Photoshop is turning 20 this month, not Adobe, which was founded in 1982.
No it isn't see the following link. Look at history of the word. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/video [reference.com]
What. The. Fuck?
Your own link doesn't say that "video" is the visual equivalent of "audio." In fact, all of the definitions in your link locate "video" as an electronic or televisual medium, not as a general term for the visual.
That may not be the way you use the word, but guess what you don't all by yourself get to decide what words mean.
This is especially hilarious, as nobody else uses this word the way you do. You have invented some kind of imaginary usage of the word. You've made an epic blunder, which you might want to step away from. The equivalent of "audio" for images is not "video," but "visual."